The album is a beautiful and unique dance record which slowly reveals its secrets over repeated listens.įred again. As the title suggests, Actual Life is a collection of tracks between April - December 2020 which act like photographs of the time and place that Fred found himself at the time, using sounds mostly recorded on his phone. But perhaps that’s what you get with an artist who's not afraid of exploring very raw emotions. So much so on first listen I found it a little bit uncomfortable. Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020)įred Again’s solo music can be very earnest and sincere. Gracie Abrams - This Is What It Feels Like.Ģ6) Fred again. And if she’s not on yours, then you’re simply doing it wrong. From the upbeat and infectious ‘The Bottom’, to the stunning Aaron Dessner-produced ‘Rockland’ (a track which Taylor Swift also fell in love with earlier this year), Gracie delivers a gorgeous 12-track project that I already know is gonna end up somewhere on my Spotify 2022 Wrapped most played.
This Is What It Feels Like is an absolutely stellar follow up to Gracie Abrams’ 2020 debut EP minor. Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club.Ģ7) Gracie Abrams - This Is What It Feels Like Whilst there isn’t anything particularly groundbreaking or new on Chemtrails, it does prove that no can do it like Lana can. Just take ‘White Dress’, the opening track on Chemtrails Over the Country Club (the first of two albums she released in 2021) it's a sprawling masterpiece that easily ranks as one of her best songs to date. Hayley Williams - FLOWERS for VASES / descansos.Ģ8) Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country ClubĬan you believe Lana Del Rey has released eight studio albums in just nine years? What’s more impressive is that the quality continues to be impressively high. Hayley wrote and performed all of the music on the album herself – a career first - making it her most personal record to date and it’s a beautiful listen from start to finish. - WW Quietly announcing FLOWERS for VASES / descansos in February, Hayley switched things up and tried on a sparse folk sound that gives her storytelling and voice even more room to breath. Girl in Red - if i could make it go quiet.Ģ9) Hayley Williams - FLOWERS for VASES / descansosĪfter surprising fans with her first solo album Petals for Armor in 2020, it turned out that Hayley Williams had even more surprises for us in 2021. And you know what? We absolutely have to stan. Stadium-ready tracks like 'Serotonin' and 'You Stupid Bitch' are brimming with confidence and ambition. After initially making bedroom-pop tracks with a DIY charm, Girl In Red 2.0 appeared kicking and screaming on if i could make it go quiet. READ MORE: The 50 best songs of 2021 30) Girl in Red - if i could make it go quietĭelivering on all the hype, Girl In Red’s debut album goes beyond what fans might have expected.
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